Advertisement for SPAM printed in Life no. 5 (January 29, 1940), page 51.

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota. Printed in Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939), page 58.

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota carry out quality-control tests on cans of SPAM. Printed in Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939), page 58.

Magazine advertisement for SPAM printed in Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939), page 56.

Can of SPAM manufactured between 1941 and 1945.

A strip of unused, voided scratch-off tickets from the Minnesota State Lottery game sponsored by Hormel (and featuring SPAM), 2000.

Paper sheet with game rules and information on winning odds for the Minnesota State Lottery game sponsored by Hormel (and featuring SPAM), 2000.

Recycled tin cans converted into doll furniture. Items include a rocking chair, armchair, and loveseat. All three seats are covered with red cushions. The chairs were made from round cans; the love seat was made from a SPAM can. Purchased in Austin, Minnesota, ca. 1965.

A meat processor at the Hormel Company, Austin, Minnesota, ca. 1955.

Hormel packing plant, Austin, Minnesota, ca. 1932.